weasel. (vertebrate zoology). The common name for at least 12 species of small, slim carnivores which belong to the family Mustelidae and which have a reddish-brown coat with whitish underparts; species in the northern regions have white fur during the winter and are called ermine.
If you or your child has strep throat, your doctor will likely prescribe an oral antibiotic. If taken within 48 hours of the onset of the illness, antibiotics reduce the duration and severity of symptoms, as well as the risk of complications and the likelihood that infection will spread to others.
But, the prime concern is that the bacteria are transmittable from an infected person to another even after starting the antibiotic treatment. â¢ According to health experts, strep bacteria are not transmittable for 24 hours (one whole day) after the first dose of antibiotics is taken.